Month: June 2017

Integrated Program (IP) is an educational scheme in Singapore which allows high performing students to skip the O level exams and go straight to prepare for the A levels. IP requires your child to be able to balance both academic and extracurricular activities. Sometimes it becomes difficult to do the same especially when subjects like science are involved. Taking tuition for these classes might therefore, be a good decision.

Here are 3 reasons why IP science tuition classes might make sense:

Special attention

Subjects that require analytical skills and brain picking require extra attention and that is why considering tuition for science might be a good idea. Parents often are not able to give that attention children need to do well in the subject which makes it stressful for parents as well. There is an increasing need to do well in this competitive day and age and that is why more and more parents try to push their children into the IP scheme. Between balancing work and home chores, sometimes the quality time the child needs for guidance on the subject cannot be provided by the parents.

Also parents may not even be equipped to help especially with subjects like science which is ever evolving.

Performance pressure

While it is wonderful if your child has been selected into this scheme, there could be performance pressure on him/her. In subjects like science students are either able to understand and apply the concepts or they can’t; there’s no room for ambiguity. The IP scheme is for those who are all-rounders and are gifted students. There is, therefore tremendous pressure to maintain that status. There are many students who fail to keep up and perform well in this scheme.

The balancing act

It gives students flexibility to enhance their skills and allow them to get a more holistic education. It also encourages them to be independent learners. This means a lot of self discipline and time management skills are required. Science subjects can take up a lot of time to understand, leading to lesser time for other subjects and activities. This can affect the overall performance of the student.

IP science tuition therefore is often more of a necessity. It can not only help them to get a better grasp of the subjects, it also helps them to manage time well ensuring an overall improvement in performance.

Lot of parents think that tuition is for those who are weak academically and since IP students are academically brilliant they may not need it. This perception isn’t completely correct as a lot of IP students need help and if it isn’t addressed early, it might affect the overall performance of the student.

The potential areas of failure:

Time management

Just because a student is brilliant academically, doesn’t necessarily translate to him being a good time manager. The higher the level, the more demanding it becomes and there’s pressure to do well in all subjects. The tougher ones invariably end up getting more attention though it isn’t necessary that there’s any fruitful result from the extra time given to a subject. Also the other subjects get neglected.

Besides badly managed time would mean cutting into relaxing or socialising time in the day, which further depresses the students and affect their overall performance.

Self discipline

Since IP allows students to study in their own pace, they are expected to have some level of self discipline to be able to handle all subjects effectively. While this is an ideal situation, most children tend to procrastinate. Prioritisation only happens before assignments and tests and that leads to very stressful situations for the students.

They are not able to handle so many subjects at the last moment, well. And that is why subjects like science require extra attention and science tuition for IP students become a must.

How IP science tuition helps:

There is a certain structure in the tuition centres that automatically helps students to focus.

Time doesn’t get wasted; if a concept is unclear the teachers clarify it simply and easily so the student doesn’t need to waste more time understanding the topic.

By going to a tuition centre, a particular time is already allotted to science and the time is fixed. Therefore, it doesn’t eat into study time for other subjects or relaxing and socialising time.

Chances of procrastination are minimal. Regular tuition means regular revision and better preparation. So when there are assignments and tests for IP science the student doesn’t need to feel pressured.